When he's away, whether short or long-term, you miss everything about him. But even in his absence, you know he's totally worth it, as these LDR (long-distance relationship) love poems attest.

He said I was dumb and embarrassed him. I can't remember happy days... Only his possessive, jealous ways. First a push, a little shove... Is this it? Is this love? I thought it was true ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

The poem combines Lochhead’s memories of Hogmanay ... empty world when his love walks out on him. He sums up just how difficult it can be to move on when you’ve loved someone that much.

Will Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” usher in a new era of poetry appreciation ... when she sings “Losing him was blue, like I’d never known/Missing ...

Did they learn anything in the video or research that surprised them? Ask a student volunteer to read "A Twisted Love Poem" to the class. Conduct a brief discussion about the meaning of the poem.